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Confirmation Camp – 2019

During the year there will be two main fundraisers to aid everyone on their journey into Confirmation, starting the summer before 8th grade. Each student planning to attend Confirmation needs to begin with the “Kick-Off to Confirmation Camp” which is a week- long camp in early June.

Cinnamon Rolls – Every Sunday in March – 2019

Cinnamon Roll sales start during Lent every year. An order form can be found outside the office, or at the back of the sanctuary during the sales period. Individual rolls will also be available for purchase during Fellowship time on those 5 Sundays. Our 7th graders & their families will be scheduled to prepare, bake, and sell the rolls for those 5 Sundays. The working schedule and details will be given to the 7th grade families and youth as the sale dates approach.

7th Grade Soup Supper – Ash Wednesday – March 6th, 2019

Each Wednesday during Lent the youth serve a wide variety of homemade soups donated from our congregation members.

The 7th Grade class (with help from their parents and other church leaders) will prepare, serve & clean up for the 1st of 6 soup supper nights.

Confirmation students will prepare, serve & clean up for the following 5 Soup suppers.

Sunday & Wednesday Class Information & Dates

This is the first year we are offering a Wednesday after school pre-Confirmation program. Sunday mornings will be only for special Sundays, such as Acolyte training, Fundraising, & the option to help mentor younger age Sunday School children. Below you will find dates for both Special Sunday classes, & all the dates for the new Wednesday classes.

Sunday Morning 9:30-10:15am

September 9th Rally Day registration day & meeting with Pastor Marggi

October 28th Special Reformation Day class

November 4th Acolyte training class

Opportunity to Mentor:

October 7thDecember 2ndJanuary 6thFebruary 3rdMarch 3ndApril 7th

Cinnamon Roll Fundraising Begins

March 3 – 10 – 17 – 24 – 31

Volunteer Help at Sunday School

April 7th Camp Sunday help needed

April 14th Project Sunday help needed

April 28th Project Sunday help needed

Wednesday After school Classes

September 19th Class at 5:30 – 6:15pm

September 26th Class at 5:30 – 6:15pm

October 3rd No Class Homecoming Week

October 10th Early release class

October 24th Class at 5:30 – 6:15pm

November 7th Early release class

November 14th Class at 5:30 – 6:15pm

November 28th Class at 5:30 – 6:15pm

Dec. 5th Class is “Heartbeat” at 6 – 6:30pm

Dec. 12th Early release class

Dec. 19th Class is “Heartbeat” at 6 – 6:30pm

Jan. 9th Early release class

Jan. 16th Class is “Heartbeat” at 6 – 6:30pm

Jan. 23rd Class is at 5:30 – 6:15pm

Jan. 30th Christian Band at ZTA State Theatre

Feb. 6th Class is “Heartbeat” at 6 – 6:30pm

Feb. 13th Early release class

Feb. 20th Class is “Heartbeat” at 6- 6:30pm

Feb. 27th Class is at 5:30 – 6:15pm

Mar 6th Class is “Heartbeat” at 6 – 6:30pm

Mar. 13th Early release class

Mar. 20th Class is “Heartbeat” at 6 – 6:30pm

Mar. 27th Class is at 5:30 – 6:15pm

NO Wednesday class during LENT – Please come to the Lenten Wednesday services

April 18th: Maundy Thursday – Students & parents will share their 1st Communion together at the Maundy Thursday service.

The 1st Sunday of each month we will begin Sunday School with a breakfast treat! This treat will always be provided by the Sunday School funds, we just need each class and shepherds to help serve the treat at the beginning of the Sunday School hour in the Worship Center. The Shepherds and Youth will help serve the other kids coming to Sunday School that morning.

New This Year:

We will have a LARGE group class in the Worship Center the 1st Sunday of the month, too!

Acolytes: Please arrive 15 minutes before the service begins to let the Pastor know you are here. Go to the acolyte room to robe up. Please light the candles at least 5 minutes before the service begins. The candles on the Altar need to be lit. If there is a Baptism that day, please light the Baptism candle. The Acolytes sit by Pastor Marggi in the first right pew. If she needs your assistance at Communion or at the Children’s sermon, you can help her.

Ushers: Please arrive at least 20 minutes before the service begins. We’ll need an usher at each side of the entrances to the sanctuary. Ushers hand out bulletins to the congregation members as they arrive. During the offering, the ushers pick up the offering plates from the acolyte at the front of the church. Ushers split to each side of the church to help pass the plate to each pew. If there are 4 ushers, one will go to each side of the pew, the wall & the aisle. This helps for a very easy & quick offering time & is very helpful to the congregation members. Make sure you count how many people are in attendance at the service & write this down on the paper inside the baggy found on the usher stand at the main entrance. After the service is over, please empty the offering plates into the baggy. The loose change and dollars should be counted & written in the appropriate place on the paper. The checks & envelopes do not get counted; just place them in the envelope. This baggy goes in the slot on the door of the main office downstairs.

Readers: The secretary will always e-mail the reading the week before or Cindy will hand you a copy at confirmation class. There is usually only one reading and a responsive Psalm to read. We only have you read at the one assigned service.

NOTE: The above schedule is SET for Ushering, Reading & Acolytes. IF you CANNOT attend one of these assigned services, it is YOUR DUTY to find a replacement, NOT Cindy’s, NOT a Pastor’s, NOT the Secretary’s. Please let the Secretary or Cindy know of any changes so the bulletin will be updated with the correct names.

Youth Fundraising

Scrip Cards Program starts in November and December

Scrip cards are gift cards you buy & can use at many different retail stores, restaurants & gas stations.

Here’s how it works:

Person buys a Scrip card for ‘Store XYZ’ (listed with an 8% return). They pay a youth $100.

Then URLC pays ‘Scrip’ $92 for the $100 card and keeps $8.00 (the 8% return).

Card arrives, goes to person.

Person spends $100 at ‘Store XYZ’.

The Youth just made $8, and person didn’t loose a penny.

It’s a win-win for buyer & URLC. The forms will be available outside of the office or you can download and print the order form at http://www.urlchurch.org/scrip. Not only do these make awesome gifts for any holiday or special occasion they are also great to use while doing your own shopping.

Cookie Auction

Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 9:15 am

This is an awesome fundraiser when the youth & many other members of the congregation make a variety of baked goodies & they are auctioned off at an incredible price to help our youth. This is a super fun fundraiser to simply watch all the bidding on the tasty & creative treats that come and go.

Oodles of Noodles

Sunday January 27th, 2019 11:15am

2019 will be the 6th annual Noodle feast. There will be three different kinds of noodles with spaghetti – alfredo sauces, meatballs & garlic bread available. The best part is that it’s ALL Homemade!

Easter Breakfast

On Easter Sunday, our Youth leads an Easter Drama at 7:00am in the Sanctuary for everyone. After the service, the youth serves a delicious Easter Breakfast until 8:30am

Mother’s Day Brunch

Sunday, May 12th, 2019 9:00am

Each Mother’s Day we serve a brunch with quite an array of fabulous food such as made to order omelets, French toast, ham, scrambled eggs, pancakes, cinnamon rolls, fresh fruit, Mother’s day cake & many beverages. There is a silent auction with a raffle for prizes to help boost our youth funds. This brunch is scheduled from 9:00am-noon.

Car Hop

Friday June 14th, 2019 – A great kick off to Covered Bridge Days

Get out your poodle skirt & drive your fancy car down to the URLC parking lot. The youth will be serving Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Root Beer Floats, Popcorn, Sno-Cones & chips! You can eat outside at our picnic tables or dine in your car! We listen to 50’s music while we serve from 4:30-7:30pm.